Use Supabase if
Teams that value speed and simplicity
Product teams that want Postgres plus auth, storage, realtime, and edge functions from one vendor.
Relational Databases
Supabase vs Planetscale
Planetscale edges out Supabase for the default recommendation.
Use Planetscale if
Teams with more specialized requirements
MySQL and Vitess remain a mismatch for teams standardizing on the Postgres-first modern web tooling stack.
Head to head
| Tool | Branching | Free Tier | Serverless | Lockin Risk | Cost 100k Users | Postgres Compatible | Time To First Query | Operational Overhead | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Medium | 25 | 4 | Low | |||||
| Planetscale | Medium | 39 | 3 | Low | Pick |
Cost at scale
The pricing picture after the free tier
| Tool | Starter | Growth | Enterprise-ish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase | $0 | $159 | $318 |
| Planetscale | $39 | $329 | $658 |
Planetscale
Planetscale edges out Supabase for the default recommendation.
Supabase is still credible when its constraints matter more than the default path.